Shell Middens

Harry Kenneth Robson; Niklas Benedict Marius Johannes Hausmann; Nicky Milner

Shell Middens

Harry Kenneth Robson, Niklas Benedict Marius Johannes Hausmann, Nicky Milner

Archaeology

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Abstract

Shell middens are intentional anthropogenic accumulations in which marine or terrestrial mollusks play an important role. In many such accumulations, shell remains provide the structure for all or some of the deposits and thus provide a preservation environment predominantly influenced by the chemical buffer and shelter the hard carbonate mollusks provide. For these reasons, such accumulations contain valuable records of not only shellfish consumption and ecology but also a variety of other archaeological materials that would not be preserved otherwise.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Archaeology
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Academic Press
Pages	58-70
Number of pages	13
Volume	2A
Edition	2nd
ISBN (Print)	978-0-323-91856-5
Publication status	Published - 2024

Access to Document

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780323907996000288

Cite this

@inbook{2ea54d5edf5c4099a6361bd5d79857aa,

title = "Shell Middens",

abstract = "Shell middens are intentional anthropogenic accumulations in which marine or terrestrial mollusks play an important role. In many such accumulations, shell remains provide the structure for all or some of the deposits and thus provide a preservation environment predominantly influenced by the chemical buffer and shelter the hard carbonate mollusks provide. For these reasons, such accumulations contain valuable records of not only shellfish consumption and ecology but also a variety of other archaeological materials that would not be preserved otherwise.",

author = "Robson, {Harry Kenneth} and Hausmann, {Niklas Benedict Marius Johannes} and Nicky Milner",

year = "2024",

language = "English",

isbn = "978-0-323-91856-5",

volume = "2A",

pages = "58--70",

booktitle = "Encyclopedia of Archaeology",

publisher = "Academic Press",

address = "United States",

edition = "2nd",

}

TY - CHAP

T1 - Shell Middens

AU - Robson, Harry Kenneth

AU - Hausmann, Niklas Benedict Marius Johannes

AU - Milner, Nicky

PY - 2024

Y1 - 2024

N2 - Shell middens are intentional anthropogenic accumulations in which marine or terrestrial mollusks play an important role. In many such accumulations, shell remains provide the structure for all or some of the deposits and thus provide a preservation environment predominantly influenced by the chemical buffer and shelter the hard carbonate mollusks provide. For these reasons, such accumulations contain valuable records of not only shellfish consumption and ecology but also a variety of other archaeological materials that would not be preserved otherwise.

AB - Shell middens are intentional anthropogenic accumulations in which marine or terrestrial mollusks play an important role. In many such accumulations, shell remains provide the structure for all or some of the deposits and thus provide a preservation environment predominantly influenced by the chemical buffer and shelter the hard carbonate mollusks provide. For these reasons, such accumulations contain valuable records of not only shellfish consumption and ecology but also a variety of other archaeological materials that would not be preserved otherwise.

M3 - Chapter

SN - 978-0-323-91856-5

VL - 2A

SP - 58

EP - 70

BT - Encyclopedia of Archaeology

PB - Academic Press

CY - London

ER -